I'm just glad he's changed his mind about it, since he had said he would never play a hobbit again. I really think he just needed to get away from it for a while. Can't blame him for that, considering.

Yeah... he had to be away from home for a very long time. I think he said it because of that, not because he did'nt like it. He loved it, like everyone else in the cast.

Or maybe it had something to do that he was so often called Frodo by the people, and he wanted to be recognized also as something else that he had done in his career... I don't know really. Maybe now that things have calmed down he does'nt care to remember any negative sides of that anymore. There was more positive.

It is understandable that EW wanted to be known for something besides playing a hobbit. It sure would be fun to see some of the "old" characters reappear in The Hobbit...even if it isn't exactly in the book.

We seem (maybe) to have a director. Apparently, Guillermo Del Toro is ALMOST signed. I loved "Pan's Labyrinth" but that wasn't "The Hobbit". "Hobbit" is MUCH lighter in tone (unlike LOTR, it was written for children) than its sequel.

I trust PJ, but it will be interesting to see what Mr. Del Toro does with the lighter film.

We seem (maybe) to have a director. Apparently, Guillermo Del Toro is ALMOST signed. I loved "Pan's Labyrinth" but that wasn't "The Hobbit". "Hobbit" is MUCH lighter in tone (unlike LOTR, it was written for children) than its sequel.

I trust PJ, but it will be interesting to see what Mr. Del Toro does with the lighter film.

I would hope they make the movie version darker than the book; I think there are ways they can do that without changing the story. Bilbo and the dwarves were in a lot of danger throughout their journey so maybe the movie will emphasize that more than the lighter elements.